Sertania gen. nov., a new genus of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) from the South American dry diagonal

Autor(es)

Kaminski, Lucas A. ; Callaghan, Curtis J. ; Seraphim, Noemy ; Magaldi, Luiza M. ; Volkmann, Luis ; Freitas, Andre V. L.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4312, n. 1, p. 165-179, AUG 28 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 4

Resumo

Sertania Callaghan \& Kaminski, gen. nov. is proposed for the Neotropical riodinid butterfly species ``Emesis{''} guttata (Stichel, 1910). Both, morphological (wing shape pattern and characters in the male genitalia) and molecular data support this as a new genus distinct from all other described genera of Riodinidae. Based on morphology and molecular data, two described subspecies were raised to species status: Sertania jaibensis (Callaghan \& Soares, 2001), comb. nov., stat. nov., and Sertania lambedor (P. Jauffret, J. Jauffret \& Pessoa, 2008), comb. nov., stat. nov. In addition, taxonomic and ecological notes, distribution map and illustrations of adults are provided. Species in this genus are restricted to xeric environments along the South American `dry diagonal' and can be a promising model for biogeography studies of Neotropical open vegetal physiognomies. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/50225-3 - História natural, filogenia e conservação de lepidópteros neotropicais
• Beneficiário: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 10/51340-8 - Interações simbióticas entre larvas de borboletas e formigas: história natural, morfologia e padrões no uso de plantas hospedeiras
• Beneficiário: Lucas Augusto Kaminski
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado